MG day at Brooklands

Massed ranks of the quintessential British sports car descend on Brooklands Museum.

If there was ever a marque that defined the British sportscar, it is MG. Even though the marque is now a shadow of its former self, the classic MG sports cars still have a huge following in the UK and the rest of the world. This was very much in evidence at Brooklands recently as hordes of MGA, MGB, MGC and MGFs descended on the historic Brooklands circuit for their annual MG day. The major theme of the event was the celebration of 60 years of the MGA with all types of the A taking centre stage in front of the clubhouse. This included several examples of the rare and now very desirable twin cam version.

MGA Twin Cam note the Dunlop Alloy wheels similar to those used on a Jaguar D Type

Modified MGA Coupé

Properly used pre war MG

This MG TC was rather shinier

The bonnet buldge signifies this is an MGC with a 3.0 6 cylinder engine

The MGC was intended to replace the Austin Healey. This 100 was an interloper amongst the MGs

MG didn't just make sportscars in the 50s and 60s. This is a Magnette

MG Midget

And another later example

Plenty of modified cars such as this very nice Sebring replica MGB GT

While this BGT's mods seemed more inspired by the Fast N Furious movies

Probably my favourite car at the show was this 'outlaw' style MGA coupé

Moving into the eighties the MG name was applied to the torque steer tastic Maestro Turbo

The same turbo engine was fitted to the larger Montego saloon.

In the nineties the MG revived it's sportscars initially with a reworked MGB the RV8

This was followed by the mid-engined MGF and MGTF

Into the new millenium and the MG ZT V8 sported an engine from the Ford Mustang. Probably why this one wears a pony

MG even had a go at making a supercar the MG SV

Based on the Qvale Mangusta approximately 82 were made and three were at Brooklands

At Brooklands it was the MGA's that were the stars though

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About Matthew Lange

A lifelong Ferrari fan, Matthew is Drive Cult's resident expert on the Prancing Horse and Grand Tourer cars. He has an encyclopaedic knowledge of sports cars and drives a 365 GTB/4 Daytona, the lucky sod.